One of the owners of the Hyundai i20 that exploded near Delhi’s Red Fort Monday evening – killing eight people and injuring 20 others in a shocking high-intensity blast – is a man from Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama, sources told NDTV hours after the explosion.
Minutes earlier police in Haryana’s Gurugram confirmed the arrest of a Mohd Salman, the original owner of the i20 bearing the number plate HR26 CE 7674. However, Salman told the police he had sold the car – to a man called Tariq, who hails from J&K’s Pulwama.
It is unclear at this point if Tariq then re-sold the car to a third party.
What has been confirmed, though, is the car slowed as it approached a traffic signal near Gate 1 of the Lal Qila metro station at 6.52 pm. It exploded within seconds, and no more than a minute, later.
Sources said the explosion originated from the rear of the vehicle.
The force of the blast set nearly two dozen vehicles around, including an e-rickshaw, on fire and the resulting blaze burned for nearly 40 minutes before firefighters managed to get it under control. (NDTV)
